Kurttila, Mikko

M.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.), D.Sc. (Agr. & For.), Researcher

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Expertise

• forest planning
• private forestry
• ecological planning
• multi-objectivity
• heuristic optimisation

Research Projects

Current

• Competing uses of forest-land: the future of integrative and segregative forest management in Europe
  
• Coordination project of the research and development programme New forest and forest biomass based products and services
  
• Forest owners' decision situations and pluralistic decision support
  
• Geographical information systems and multi-objective decision support methods for multiple use forestry
  
• MoTaSu
  
• STARTREE - Multipurpose trees and non-wood forest products a challenge and opportunity
  
• Services and decision support methods for energy wood production and trade
  
• xxx
  

Former

• Allowable cut, private forest owner's timber management strategies and underutilization of timber resources
  
• BUSINESSPLAN - Business planning oriented services for different forest owner segments preparation of the project
  
• Co-ordination of research programme
  
• Coordination of Research and Development Programme on Forest Resource Information System and Forest Planning
  
• Decision support contributing to forest biodiversity
  
• Heuristic optimization methods in forest planning
  
• Models, planning and decision support for multi-functional forestry
  
• Policy instruments for forest-based public goods
  
• Policy instruments for safeguarding forest biodiversity
  
• Protection of forest biodiversity in multi-objective forest planning
  
• Roadmap of municipal forest planning
  

Contacts

Keywords: ecological planning, forest planning, heuristic optimisation, multi-objectivity, private forestry